Trade unions in Bulgaria predict there will be a new spike in unemployment in autumn resulting from the end of the seasonal jobs in tourism and agriculture.
Tourist sector calls for restart and no PCR testing
Tour operators, travel agents and tour guides from the Future for Tourism Association rallied in front of the parliament building in Sofia. They call for a clear commitment of the government to financial assistance, providing liquidity to companies and restarting the sector, as well as tourism without a mandatory requirement for PCR tests.
Carrying posters "SOS tourism! We want to work", the tour operators pointed out that they are waiting for the promised program to save the sector.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov announced that about 5 million euros would be allocated to help tourism. However, according to industry representatives, this assistance is not enough.
Bulgarian Academy of Science will finance project for Bulgarian vaccine against Covid-19
The probability of a second peak of Covid-19 is real. The pandemic is steady, depending on level of compliance with anti-epidemic measures. We are currently seeing the effect of lifting the restrictions after the initial strict measures, Prof. Hristo Naydenski, head of the Department of Infectious Microbiology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – BAS, has told the BNR.
Maybe at the end of the year, if a vaccine was found, governments would ease restrictions, the scientist said. Prof. Naydenski explained that due to different evaluation criteria and in order not to stop the financing of other projects, the project for Bulgarian vaccine against coronavirus will not receive money from the Research Fund but will be financed from the reserve funds of BAS.
Compiled by Gergana Mancheva and Radio Bulgaria's News Team
You can find all stories and important publications related to Covid-19 in Bulgaria at our special coverage section in English.
You can also follow all latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak and all measures in Bulgaria in 9 more languages at Radio Bulgaria.
A decision of the government from its meeting on April 30 to give the green light to the construction of a private general hospital "Mom and Me" with over 400 beds sparked discussions in the society. The medical facility, which..
Traffic is intense at the "Kulata-Promachonas" border crossing with Greece on the first day of a series of holidays , BNR correspondent Keti Trencheva reports. In both directions traffic is formed mostly by passenger cars. Queues of..
On the occasion of today's International Workers' Day, the "Podkrepa" trade union organizes its traditional festive march in Sofia. The march started from the capital's "Sveta Nedelya" square and continues to the "Earth and People"..
In May, natural gas will cost 54.70 Leva (EUR 27.93) per MWh, excluding the cost for access, transit, excise and VAT, the Energy and Water Regulatory..
For the first time Bulgaria has a specific deadline for joining the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), caretaker Premier..
A decision of the government from its meeting on April 30 to give the green light to the construction of a private general hospital..
+359 2 9336 661